sandeyeMy Routine: 14. Salabhasana
December 14th 2007 18:06
Having made fists, I roll onto my side and then over onto my belly, resting my head on my chin. If you are going directly into the Locust Pose, you would lie face down and raise your head to rest it upon your chin, placing your fisted hands together underneath yourself.
Take a full breath resting in the starting position before commencing the actual asana. Some manuals suggest you raise your legs, one at a time, keeping them straight; however, I usually skip this step. If you do single leg raising prior to the main move, you should raise your leg whilst inhaling, hold it for one or two full breaths, and then lower it on exhaling.
I tend to start at this point, with the main move. Raise both legs on an inhale. Hold for 1-3 full breaths before lowering on an exhale. Repeat. When you become experienced or if you are extremely supple already, your legs can be brought right up and then bent over to rest upon your head. I am a long way from this myself, but I have good days when my leg-raising feels just right and I can further it an extra inch after holding for one breath. I also have bad days where I ache from too much gardening the day before, when I usually only raise my legs a couple of inches and hold for one breath!
Take a full breath resting in the starting position before commencing the actual asana. Some manuals suggest you raise your legs, one at a time, keeping them straight; however, I usually skip this step. If you do single leg raising prior to the main move, you should raise your leg whilst inhaling, hold it for one or two full breaths, and then lower it on exhaling.
I tend to start at this point, with the main move. Raise both legs on an inhale. Hold for 1-3 full breaths before lowering on an exhale. Repeat. When you become experienced or if you are extremely supple already, your legs can be brought right up and then bent over to rest upon your head. I am a long way from this myself, but I have good days when my leg-raising feels just right and I can further it an extra inch after holding for one breath. I also have bad days where I ache from too much gardening the day before, when I usually only raise my legs a couple of inches and hold for one breath!
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